LifeAspect

LifeAspect t1_ja4xbw1 wrote

Reply to Got these from my grandmother, pioneer se-45 8 omega. Can’t find out anything about them. Anyone know Anything? by miniwaite

seems these were made in the early 70s and sold until like 74, vintage Japanese headphones (I mean obviously considering Pioneer)

Reproduction frequency band 20-20,000HzAllowable input 500MW

I can find 2 versions of the headphone, the one you have and the limited edition one. If I look online on Japanese websites

8 ohm headphones it seems

Otherwise, can't find much more myself

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LifeAspect t1_j29m1g9 wrote

Reply to Multiple headphones - How do you cycle through your collection? by Djee-f

for me it depends on the mood. While I use the HD800 the most, when I wanna listen to rock I go for the Atriums and when I wanna listen to EDM etc I go for the Verite. For gaming the HD800 is king and is just the most comfortable out of the bunch when all I am doing is chat on discord with friends.

I run them all from the same source. When I am gaming I mainly use the headphone output on the RME, when I am "actually listening to music" I swap to the tubes :D

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LifeAspect t1_j29kg10 wrote

Reply to comment by Practical-Cup9537 in HD800s earpad shootout. From left to right: DEKONI SHEEPSKIN vs ZMF LAMBSKIN vs OEM VELOUR …… the winner is … ZMF. Extra softness, a hint of extra bass, no clampy by ostuniman

to be fair, the alcantara pads for the HD800 (the stock pads) are amazing...They also give them the sound sennheiser wanted them to sound like, a few pads like eg dekoni are imo a bad match with the HD800 and I'd go stock pads with the HD800 any day. Still need to try the ZMF Pads.

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LifeAspect OP t1_itcq6wv wrote

Reply to comment by Titouan_Charles in Sennheiser HD800 and some tube love by LifeAspect

I sold the HD800S after getting it. The HD800 modded with the SDR mod sounds about the same as the HD800S while keeping more of its original character. The SDR mod mostly tweaks the treble peak of the OG while the HD800S also adds more bass distortion kind of. The difference is there but I think most people will enjoy the S more over the OG 800 altho I prefer the SDR modded HD800 over the S. The treble peak is really aparant on the og if you are sensitive to it.

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LifeAspect OP t1_itcp6h7 wrote

Reply to comment by Exact3 in Sennheiser HD800 and some tube love by LifeAspect

in the end depends on the tube amp and the tubes used on the tube amp itself. The Elise is a "warmer" OTL tube amp so it makes the HD800 more natural sounding imo while it makes it lose some of its accuracy. "More" Bass oompf for instance. It's hard to describe how distortion works for me. The RME ADI-2 is also a fantastic pairing with the HD800 for that matter but I'd always advice people to try out amps if they can.

In theory all amps should only amplify the sound and do nothing else but tube amps are different in that regard as they will add distortion, if you like the distortion or not is something highly subjective in the end and a swapping out tubes is another rabbithole altogether...Some people like tubes and some don't (and that's completely fine)

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LifeAspect OP t1_itbtr5n wrote

Reply to Sennheiser HD800 and some tube love by LifeAspect

What can I say. The HD800 being 300ohm have a pleasing response with otl tube amps. After being in the hobby for over 10 years and this being my first audiophile headphone I ever bought, the combo of a (modded) HD800 and an otl tube amp is just something amazing. Hd650 with tubes are also a great combo (well it's a meme at this point for a reason)

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LifeAspect t1_irxb4jw wrote

Reply to IEM’s just hit different by Cameri-

wdym the airpods pro 2 are the best iems ever made

serious tho: as much as I like my wired iems, the convenience of the airpods pro 2 are just nice during office hours / working out etc. While I'll agree they pale in comparison to wired iems sound wise, I do get their massive appeal. They also aren't the worst in sound and they are on par with 100 euro iems easily. You are just paying 200 euro extra for the convenience and features. The tuning of the new generation of airpods pro isn't even half bad if I am honest...

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